Two New England Patriots employees suspended in connection with Deflategate were reinstated Wednesday.John Jastremski and Jim McNally have been without jobs and without pay since they were suspended earlier this year.Last week, the Patriots requested the reinstatement of Jastremski and McNally.“The Patriots have satisfied the league’s requirements for reinstatement, and the league has granted permission for the employees to return,” the NFL said in a statement.The team suspended equipment assistant Jastremski and locker room attendant McNally as part of the investigation into whether the footballs the team provided for the AFC title game were improperly inflated. In one of the more damning texts uncovered in the probe, McNally referred to himself as "the deflator."

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. —

Two New England Patriots employees suspended in connection with Deflategate were reinstated Wednesday.

John Jastremski and Jim McNally have been without jobs and without pay since they were suspended earlier this year.

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Last week, the Patriots requested the reinstatement of Jastremski and McNally.

“The Patriots have satisfied the league’s requirements for reinstatement, and the league has granted permission for the employees to return,” the NFL said in a statement.

The team suspended equipment assistant Jastremski and locker room attendant McNally as part of the investigation into whether the footballs the team provided for the AFC title game were improperly inflated.

In one of the more damning texts uncovered in the probe, McNally referred to himself as "the deflator."